Luperosaurus yasumai
Luperosaurus yasumai is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Indonesian Borneo.[1] The species is named in honor of Shigeki Yasuma, a Japanese biologist who has contributed to research and conservation of wildlife in Borneo.
Luperosaurus yasumai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Gekkonidae |
Genus: | Luperosaurus |
Species: | L. yasumai |
Binomial name | |
Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku, & Hikida, 1996 | |
Description
L. yasumai shares a close resemblance to Luperosaurus joloensis and Luperosaurus palawanensis. It has a few distinctions from its relatives in that is has fewer scansors on its seventh toe and it has a more depressed tail.[2]
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